One of the more interesting events at the 2016 SCOOP schedule -- SCOOP-51-M: $109 NL Hold'em [Day 2], $1M Guaranteed - concluded Monday night. The tournament was broken down into two parts with the primary calling for players to go into considered one of numerous Day 1 flights and survive 22 levels of play. In the event that they did that, not just did they advance to Day 2, they were also within the money.

Over all of the starting flights, 14,482 entrants took to the felt, but just 954 of them advanced to Day 2. Among those to do so, but subsequently fall over the process play were Team PokerStars Pros Jason Mercier (415th - $645.75), Adi Agarwal (254th - $1,012.29), Jaime Staples (189th - $1,271.08), Mickey "mement mori" Petersen (175th - $1,271.08), and Jake Cody (115th - $1,599.24). 

Others who went even deeper were Mike "pipedream17" Dietrich (67th - $2,575.47), Bertie "bigstealer" Bayley (23rd - $4,709.25), and David "davidv1213" Vamplew (19th - $4,709.25), simply to name a few.

Here's a glance at how things stacked up in the beginning of the overall table:

tuk-tuk17 - 26,914,147clan1 - 23,053,250tzini9 - 21,909,305Giorgos "gkap13" Kapalas - 19,141,277pol17pl - 16,082,711dampfnudel77 - 14,757,321Bluf To Much - 10,211,771mathiijs992 - 6,542,070Harleyy20040 - 6,208,148

Bad Beat Sends tzini9 Out in Ninth

With the blinds at 180,000/360,000/36,000, "pol17pl" opened for 799,200 under the gun and action folded to Giorgos "gkap13" Kapalas (25,525,827), who three-bet to 2,066,525 from the button. "tzini9" (20,765,305) then four-bet to 5,299,999 from the large blind, pol17pl folded, and Kapalas moved all in. tzini9 quickly called off and the cards were turned up.

tzini9: A♦A♥Kapalas: K♦K♥

It was a cooler for Kapalas, however it turned out to be a foul beat for tzini9 because the K♠6♠2♣ flop delivered his opponent a suite. Neither the 2♦ turn nor 7♣ river helped tzini9, and he was sent out the door in ninth place for $12,931.84.

Cracked Aces Also Send dampfnudel77 to the Rail

Not long after, cracked aces spelled doom for "dampfnudel77." It all started when "tuk-tuk17" (23,373,597) opened for 720,000 under the gun and "Bluf To Much" (13,043,715) called from the cutoff. pol17pl called from the button, dampfnudel77 (12,356,778) three-bet to 3,100,766 from the small blind, and tuk-tuk17 folded.

Bluf To Much called, pol17pl folded, and it was heads-up action to the 5♣9♦Q♦ flop. dampfnudel77 bet 2,612,345, Bluf To Much called, and the 4♠ appeared at the turn. dampfnudel77 moved all in for 6,607,667, and Bluf To Much snap-called.

Bluf To Much: Q♥Q♣dampfnudel77: A♦A♠

Bluf To Much flopped a set, and he successfully cracked the aces when the 2♦ blanked at the river. dampfnudel77 took home $18,141.45 for his eighth-place finish.

Harleyy20040 Takes His Leave in Seventh Place

With the blinds at 200,000/400,000/40,000, Kapalas (49,854,332) raised to 840,000 from early position and "Harleyy20040"(6,140,948) defended his big unaware of see a 7♦6♦T♣ flop.

Harleyy20040 checked, Kapalas bet 836,250, and Harleyy20040 check-raised all in for 5,260.948. Kapalas called and the cards were revealed.

Harleyy20040: 8♦7♣Kapalas: Q♦T♥

Harleyy20040 had outs, but neither the 6♥ turn nor J♦ river was what he was in search of. Harleyy20040 boosted his bankroll by $25,449.94 for finishing in seventh place.

mathiijs992 Gets It in Good But Falls in Sixth

In the similar blind level, Bluf To Much (33,905,153) raised to 820,000 from the cutoff and was met by an all-in three-bet by "mathiijs992" (4,707,230) within the small blind. Bluf To Much made the decision and mathiijs992 discovered he was a 59.1% favorite.

mathiijs992: A♦J♣Bluf To Much: K♣Q♠

mathiijs992 got it in good, but Bluf To Much pulled ahead at the Q♦3♣6♦ flop. The 5♥ turn was no help to mathiijs992, and neither was the 8♦ river. 

pol17pl Out in Fifth After His Kings Fail to Hold

The next elimination didn't occur until the 400,000/800,000/80,000 level and it happened when pol17pl (12,290,232) raised to 1,776,000 from the cutoff after which moved all in after "clan1" (24,791,880) raised to 3,688,585 from the small blind. clan1 made the decision and pol17pl was primed to double.

pol17pl: K♣K♥clan1: A♥J♦

pol17pl was seeking to dodge an ace, but that proved easier said than done because the 7♥A♠T♦ flop contained one. The 4♣ turn left pol17pl searching for a king at the river, nevertheless it wasn't within the cards because the 5♠ bricked. pol17pl was awarded $50,085.41 for finishing in fifth place.

tuk-tuk17's Kicker Problem Leads to Him Exiting in Fourth

With the blinds at 600,000/1,200,000/120,000, tuk-tuk17 (16,541,221) open-jammed from the button and clan1 (20,669,482) moved all in excessive from the small blind.

clan1: A♥T♥tuk-tuk17: A♣5♦

tuk-tuk17 had a kicker problem, and it didn't get resolved because the board ran out 8♦3♥2♥J♦T♦. 

Ace at the Flop Sends Bluf To Much Out in Third

A few hands later, Bluf To Much (24,621,473) raised to 2,655,955 from the small blind after which called off when clan1 (36,370,703) moved all in from the large blind.

clan1: A♦8♣Bluf To Much: K♥K♦

Bluf To Much was a 71.2% favorite, but not after the A♣J♦T♠ flop delivered clan1 an ace. Bluf To Much picked up a Broadway draw, but he missed because the 2♦ blanked at the turn followed by the 9♣ at the river. Bluf To Much earned $98,567.96 for his third-place finish.

Giorgos "gkap13" Kapalas Has to Accept Runner-Up

Heads-up play began with Kapalas holding 83,707,824 in chips to clan1's 61,112,176, but before long the latter pulled out to a small four million lead. Then, with the blinds at 700,000/1,400,000/140,000, Kapalas (70,662,597) raised to twenty-eight. million from the button, clan1 (74,157,403) called, and the flop came down K♣2♥7♦.

clan1 check-called a gamble of 1,862,325, after which checked the 7♣ turn. Kapalas bet 4,236625, clan1 check-raised to 12,252,580, and Kapalas called to look the Q♥ river. clan1 moved all in, and Kapalas called off for 52,607,692 with the 9♥7♥. Unfortunately for him, his kicker was no good as clan1 held the 7♠A♥ to seal the deal.

SCOOP-51-M: $109 NL Hold'em, $1M GuaranteedEntrants: 14,482 entrants (954 on Day 2)Prize Pool: $1,448,200Place Paid: 954

1st - clan1 (Germany) $193,767.772nd - Giorgos "gkap13" Kapalas (Cyprus) $138,276.163rd - Bluf To Much (Moldova) $98,567.964th - tuk-tuk17 (Israel) $70,262.465th - pol17pl (Poland) $50,085.416th - mathiijs992 (Netherlands) $35,702.477th - Harleyy20040 (Mexico) $25,449.948th - dampfnudel77 (Austria) $18,141.459th - tzini9 (Romania) $12,931.84

This year's SCOOP is winding down, but until it does can find recaps for every event here at the PokerStars Blog.

Chad Holloway is a contract Contributor to the PokerStars Blog.

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